Final Exam

Cat 1

100

• The federal government operates correctional organizations to handle people convicted of breaking

Federal Laws

200

• The central purpose of corrections is to carry out the criminal sentence in an effort to change the convicted persons behavior so it fits the need of

Society

300

• A situation in which a convicted person who formerly abused narcotics and is completing a rehabilitative sentence in a group home is an example of

Community Corrections

400

• Sentencing, classification, supervision, programming and revocation are

Process of Corrections

500

• What were John Howard’s four principles:

Secure and Sanitary Structure

Systematic Inspections

Abolition of Fees

Reformatory Regimen

Cat 2

100

In Michigan, which branch oversees Adult Probation

State Executive

200

• How many states have their adult jails administered by the state government and not local government:

6 states

300

How are women treated differently than men in the correctional system

They are more likely to receive probation than men

400

• Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees a persons right to due process and equal protection at both the state and federal level:

14th

500

• What is the name of the report prepared by the Probation Department that helps the Judge decide an appropriate sentence:

Presentence Investigation

Cat 3

100

• A Prison Economy is similar to the economy of the outside world:

True

200

Most Prison are located where

Rural Areas

300

• A set of rules of conduct that reflects the values and norms of the prison social system and defines for intimates the image of the model prisoners:

Inmate Code

400

What percentage of females make up the probation case load

25%

500

The Four Basic Models of Modern U.S. Prisons are

Radial, Telephone-Pole, Courtyard, Campus

Cat 4

100

Which of these is not a type of prison program

Commerce

200

The Five Legally acceptable situation to use of force are: Self Defense, Defense of Others, Upholding prison rules, Prevention of a crime, and Prevention of Escape

True

300

This is a correctional release of an individual from incarceration, under supervision, after part of the prison sentence has been served

Parole

400

• What percentage of women make up the federal and state prison population:

7.6

500

Prison gangs are defined by what three word classification

Security Threat Groups

Cat 5

100

The median amount of time served in U.S. Prisons

23.6 months

200

• This percentage of women in state and federal prisons are serving for violent offenses:

34.9

300

• A small group living facility, especially for those who have been recently released from prison:

Community Correctional Center

400

• Restrictions on conduct that people on parole must obey as a legally binding requirement of being released:

Condition of Release

500

This is the required release of an individual from incarceration to community supervision on the expiration of a certain period, as stipulated by a determinate-sentencing law or parole guidelines

Mandatory Release